The AI Search Strategy That Actually Works

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Business, Marketing, Careers

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Neil and Eric break down why AI search tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews heavily cite listicles, why Google is cracking down on self-published SEO listicles, and how AI-generated content is causing major traffic declines. They also discuss GEO vs SEO, token optimization opportunities, Google’s AI search evolution, and the future of AI consulting, content marketing, and search rankings in the AI era. Key Takeaways: • AI search engines favor listicle content for citations • AI-generated SEO content can trigger massive traffic drops • Token optimization may become a billion-dollar AI service Chapters: (00:00) AI Search Loves Listicles (00:45) Google Cracks Down on SEO Spam (02:33) Short-Term SEO Tactics Fail (05:11) GEO Tools and AI Content Problems (07:16) AI Content Traffic Collapse (10:19) Google vs ChatGPT Search Future (12:00) Google AI Search Updates (14:21) Token Optimization Business Opportunity (16:30) AI Consulting and Token Control (18:47) The Future of AI Pricing

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0:00.0	When a buyer asks AI for a solution like yours, does your business come up?
0:04.5	Most companies have no idea.
0:06.2	And by the time they find out, they've already lost the deal to someone who did.
0:09.9	HubSpot AEO helps you show up in those moments, what the right answers buyers are looking
0:14.7	for.
0:15.6	Before the first click, before the first form fill.
0:18.6	That's the moment HubSpot AEO is built for.
0:21.5	Check out HubSpot.com, the agentic customer platform for growing businesses.
0:26.1	LLMs are citing listicles more than any other content type.
0:30.8	So Everton AI ended up releasing a chart.
0:36.1	And the chart breaks down the 6,000 most cited URLs per model on each platform for both
0:41.5	March and April 2026.
0:43.5	You want to guess what percentage of the time Gemini shows listicles or cites them?
0:48.7	75%.
0:49.7	65.
0:51.0	Close.
0:52.0	Google AI mode is going down from here. Gemini was the highest, 65. close. Google AI mode, it's going down from here.
0:56.0	Gemini was the highest, 65.1.
0:58.1	Okay.
0:58.6	Now we're talking about AI mode?
0:59.9	Uh-huh.
1:01.1	45%?
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